Halloween is almost here and what better gun than the legendary Colt Vampire Detective Special to bring a night of spooky scares!
Created in 1972 by Colt Master Engraver Leonard Francolini, the Vampire Detective Special was a tongue-in-cheek tribute to Bram Stoker’s vampire masterpiece. Covered with bats, gargoyles and even the rampant Colt symbol dancing on a coffin, the Vampire Detective special oozes ghastly elegance.
But no Vampire hunter would be complete without his stake and Leonard Froncolini included an ebony stake, holy water vial and, in case that stake didn’t work, 6 sculpted silver bullets.
I’m not about to go trick or treating with an engraved masterpiece of a colt, but I will be bringing a high power flashlight along with a fully charged cell phone (I’m not about to make that mistake twice) and a couple of bandaids for skinned knees.
– C Beatty, Editor
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